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OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS

OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 45 at the RiverFest Red White and Que (2016). They are ranked #5329 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,329
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1455
peak 1455 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

17
in the data

First seen

Aug 9, 2013
latest Sep 2, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#992
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 73%
overall standings

Best overall

667.9772 / 720
Master · 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

645.26 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 628.91 (+16.36)

Walk rate

18%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400
Pork Ribs · RiverFest Red White and Que

Consistency

±26.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 160.08 · weakest Brisket (155.30)

Road miles

661
across 17 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi

Schedule strength

51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Master avg

628.91 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.

  • 4 contests
  • 0 overall top-10s
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 62%

A tough matchup

13–2 behind in the head-to-head

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 87% of their meetings

WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 6%.

  • Brisket avg 155.30
  • Chicken avg 160.08
  • 0 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WHEN PIGS DIE has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2017 ↗ Master #2027 (90 pts) #1552 (175 pts) #1970 (115 pts) #2260 (60 pts) #2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #992 (328 pts) #1176 (283 pts) #935 (403 pts) #1115 (313 pts) #899 (398 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1409 (179 pts) #1449 (189 pts) #1239 (249 pts) #1455 (199 pts) #1464 (179 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1867 (115 pts) #1666 (150 pts) #1939 (115 pts) #1957 (115 pts) #1932 (115 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1576 (144 pts) #1624 (144 pts) #1375 (199 pts) #1402 (184 pts) #1599 (144 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RUBBING BUTTS BBQ
#5,328 of the rated field
1455 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
11%
Peak
1518
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Jul 9, 2021
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Genuswine Brisket Authority
#5,322 of the rated field
1456 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1520

They've been 1520 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
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Heat's Neat
#5,334 of the rated field
1455 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
6%
Peak
1455

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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SMOKIN CROATIANS
#5,312 of the rated field
1456 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1456

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Jun 3, 2016
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Old Dirty Basters
#5,314 of the rated field
1456 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1456

Level with OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Big Boy BBQ
#5,320 of the rated field
1456 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Oct 13, 2023
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
WHEN PIGS DIE 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 13 2 11 15% ⚔ compare
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT 12 6 6 50% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 12 3 9 25% ⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE 12 1 11 8% ⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ 12 0 12 0% ⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ 12 0 12 0% ⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q 11 1 10 9% ⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT 11 1 10 9% ⚔ compare
OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare
COUNTRY ROADS NE 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
ALWAYS SMOK'D 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 17 1 0 0 173.7028 147.9656 160.08 top 67%
Pork Ribs 17 2 0 0 175.4400 130.2400 156.89 top 63%
Pork 17 0 0 0 167.9772 138.8228 156.64 top 68%
Brisket 17 0 0 0 169.7372 134.1944 155.30 top 66%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)80top 76%
Large (40+)90top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NE130top 74%
IA20top 78%
MO20top 59%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge 2 16 0 top 70% Sep 2, 2017
BBQ in the Bluffs 2 27 0 top 78% May 12, 2017
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show 2 30 0 top 79% Sep 26, 2014
Cass County 2 33 0 top 93% Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests
Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NE 13 of 17 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 13 4 of them more than once
Opponents faced 303 finished ahead 208 times, behind 487

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20171 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
20165 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
  2. First call RiverFest Red White and Que
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0512 RiverFest Red White and Que
  4. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 RiverFest Red White and Que
  5. Career-best overall score667.9772 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Cass County
  2. Peak power rating (1488) Cass County

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.224th Annual State BBQ Championship of NebraskaAug 5, 2016
+12.3RiverFest Red White and QueJul 15, 2016
+5.8Apple Blossom Bar-B-QMay 5, 2017
+3.5Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff ChallengeSep 2, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.72nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ FestivalJun 27, 2014
-12.5Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock ShowSep 27, 2013
-12.1Cass CountyAug 9, 2013
-10.4Cass CountyAug 8, 2014
-8.75th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ CompetitionMay 20, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20174000 50% top 62% 91% 89.7%
20165000 20% top 63% 92.8% 89.2%
20153000 0% top 78% 90% 87.4%
20143000 0% top 85% 88.5% 83.7%
20132000 0% top 93% 84.2% 83.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 2, 2017 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE 16 / 29 (655.3252) 21 (161.1084) 4 (172.5828) 14 (163.9656) 23 (157.6684)
Jul 21, 2017 Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE 33 / 46 (636.4572) 31 (159.9428) 29 (160.5372) 32 (161.1544) 31 (154.8228)
May 12, 2017 BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA 29 / 39 (639.3256) 32 (157.1884) 29 (155.9200) 24 (163.9772) 22 (162.2400)
May 5, 2017 Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO 19 / 39 (653.6340) 6 (173.7028) 14 (168) 29 (155.9428) 31 (155.9884)
Sep 3, 2016 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE 38 / 45 (641.5772) 31 (162.8000) 44 (149.6916) 37 (159.9428) 12 (169.1428)
Aug 5, 2016 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE 19 / 70 (667.9772) 18 (168.5256) 31 (161.7372) 20 (167.9772) 16 (169.7372)
Jul 15, 2016 RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE 13 / 45 (665.0512) 35 (154.2512) 4 (175.4400) 15 (166.2400) 11 (169.1200)
May 20, 2016 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE 38 / 42 (606.7084) 37 (150.8000) 33 (153.6800) 41 (146.2628) 26 (155.9656)
May 13, 2016 BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA 27 / 33 (630.6856) 23 (165.1200) 22 (161.7256) 33 (142.7544) 16 (161.0856)
Aug 14, 2015 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE 33 / 42 (639.4288) 23 (163.4056) 17 (166.8572) 35 (157.7144) 36 (151.4516)
Jun 26, 2015 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE 29 / 34 (601.0172) 28 (156.5600) 30 (143.9544) 27 (152.5256) 28 (147.9772)
May 1, 2015 Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO 25 / 36 (647.9544) 25 (164) 19 (166.8572) 21 (161.6800) 30 (155.4172)
Sep 26, 2014 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE 30 / 47 (637.0628) 21 (165.1200) 46 (141.1200) 12 (167.9772) 19 (162.8456)
Aug 8, 2014 Cass County Weeping Water, NE 33 / 35 (575.8400) 27 (153.1312) 27 (149.6916) 35 (138.8228) 35 (134.1944)
Jun 27, 2014 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE 29 / 30 (594.1024) 18 (166.2284) 29 (130.2400) 26 (149.1084) 27 (148.5256)
Sep 27, 2013 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE 53 / 56 (593.0172) 54 (147.9656) 56 (142.2744) 17 (166.8344) 53 (135.9428)
Aug 9, 2013 Cass County Weeping Water, NE 40 / 44 (606.2284) 40 (151.4284) 14 (166.8572) 44 (139.9428) 38 (148)

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